What color is #A2A8BB?

#A2A8BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A8BB?

The RGB value is 162, 168, 187: 162 red, 168 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A8BB?

The complementary color is #BBB5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A8BB color

#A2A8BB rgb(162, 168, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A8BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 65.9% green and 73.3% blue (162, 168, 187).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#A2A8BB color codes

HEX	`#A2A8BB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 168, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 65.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, 1.76, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 10.6, 279.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.871, 39.274, 52.59)`
Decimal	`10660027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A8BB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A2A8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A2A8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a8bb; }
.text { color: #a2a8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 168 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a8bb, #a9a2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A8BB?: #A2A8BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A8BB?: The RGB value is 162, 168, 187: 162 red, 168 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A8BB?: The complementary color is #BBB5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.